The Bare Necessities Chords by Louis Armstrong

Tempo:
83.45 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Louis Armstrong-The Bare Necessities chords
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[F] [F] [Bb]
[F] [D] [G] [C] [F] [Dm]
[E] [F] [Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] Look for the bare [Bb] necessities, the simple bare [F] necessities.
Forget [D] about your worries [G] and your [Am] strife.
I [F] mean the bare necessities [Bb] of Mother [Ab] Nature's recipe.
[F] [Gb] Bring the [G] bare [E] necessities [F] of [Bb] life.
[F] Wherever [C] I wander, wherever [F] I roam, I [C] could be founder of my [F] big home.
There'll [Dm] be a person [Bbm] in the tree to [F] make some honey [G] just for me.
[Dm] You look [D] under the [Gm] rocks and plants and take a glance at [C] the fancy [Dm] ants.
Then [Am] maybe [D] try a few.
[Gm] The bare necessities [Am] of life will [Bb] come for you.
[C] Look [F] for the bare [Bb] necessities, the simple bare [G]
[F] necessities.
Forget [D] about your worries [G] and your strife.
[C] I [F] mean the bare necessities.
[Bb] That's why a [E] bear can rest at [F] ease with [Gbm] just [G] bare [C] necessities [F] of [Bb] life.
[F] So [C] just relax, yeah, in my backyard.
If [Bb] you act like that [Am] deac, you're working too hard.
[F] [Bb] Don't spend your time just [Bbm] looking around for [F] something you want can [G] be found.
[Dm] You [Am] find out you can live without [Gm] it and go along not [C] thinking about it.
[F] It tells you something [D] true.
[Gm] The bare [C] necessities of life will [F] come for you.
[Bb] [F] They'll come for [Dm] you.
[Bb] [F] They'll come for [Dm] you.
[Gm] [F] They'll come for you.
[Bb] [Dm] [F] [B] Oh [Db] yes!
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
G
2131
Dm
2311
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn Louis Armstrong - The Bare Necessities chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, C, F, Bb and F. Begin your practice at a relaxed 41 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 83. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Major.

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_ _ [F] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Dm] _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
[C] [F] Look for the bare [Bb] necessities, the simple bare [F] necessities.
Forget [D] about your worries [G] and your [Am] strife.
I [F] mean the bare necessities [Bb] of Mother [Ab] Nature's recipe.
[F] [Gb] Bring the [G] bare [E] necessities [F] of [Bb] life.
[F] Wherever [C] I wander, wherever [F] I roam, I [C] could be founder of my [F] big home.
There'll [Dm] be a person [Bbm] in the tree to [F] make some honey [G] just for me.
[Dm] You look [D] under the [Gm] rocks and plants and take a glance at [C] the fancy [Dm] ants.
Then [Am] maybe [D] try a few. _
[Gm] The bare necessities [Am] of life will [Bb] come for you.
[C] Look [F] for the bare [Bb] necessities, the simple bare [G]
[F] necessities.
Forget [D] about your worries [G] and your strife.
[C] I [F] mean the bare necessities.
[Bb] That's why a [E] bear can rest at [F] ease with [Gbm] just [G] bare [C] necessities [F] of [Bb] life.
[F] So [C] just relax, yeah, in my backyard.
If [Bb] you act like that [Am] deac, you're working too hard.
[F] [Bb] Don't spend your time just [Bbm] looking around for [F] something you want can [G] be found.
[Dm] You [Am] find out you can live without [Gm] it and go along not [C] thinking about it.
[F] It tells you something [D] true.
[Gm] The bare [C] necessities of life will [F] come for you.
[Bb] _ [F] They'll come for [Dm] you.
[Bb] _ [F] They'll come for [Dm] you.
[Gm] _ [F] They'll come for you.
_ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ [F] [B] Oh [Db] yes! _

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This song was authored by Terry Gilkyson.

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